How brokerage owners can optimize per-agent margins

Once recruiting is done, it’s time for brokers to start looking at the amount of income they’re making per agent, Joe Killinger writes. Continue reading

Does your brokerage’s AI match the hype? Take Intel’s April survey

Each month, hundreds of real estate agents, brokers, executives and investors contribute to one of real estate’s most ambitious monthly efforts to document changes to the industry. Add your insights. Take the survey. Continue reading

How to find the freedom your team was supposed to provide

You built the team for freedom, but without the right financial architecture underneath it, a real estate team doesn’t reduce your risk, Amanda Neely writes. It multiplies it. Continue reading

How to cultivate your team with purpose to build a brand that lasts

If you’re ready to grow beyond the solo-agent model, team leader Rebecca Francis offers advice and some red-flag warnings. Continue reading

‘Coming-soons’ on portals: Will agents use them? Take the survey

Each month, hundreds of real estate agents, brokers, executives and investors contribute to one of real estate’s most ambitious monthly efforts to document changes to the industry. Add your insights. Take the survey. Continue reading

Real’s new growth chief aims to add 10K agents in 2026

Newly appointed Chief Growth Officer Jason Cassity focuses on recruitment, retention and scaling at a sustainable pace. Continue reading

Amid the great agent migration, stop pitching and start diagnosing

Lots of real estate agents jumped into brokerage in the past couple of years, writes coach Verl Workman. What’s your top recruiting tip? Continue reading

The new playbook for sustainable brokerage growth

Scaling is not about becoming the biggest real estate brokerage, writes CEO Craig Tann. It is about becoming the most intentional. Continue reading

C21 CEO: ‘The broker with the strongest recruiting mindset wins’

Recruiting is a discipline, Century 21 CEO Mike Miedler writes, in which consistency matters more than perfection and conversations create opportunity. Continue reading

5 telltale signs an agent has ‘commission breath’

An agent’s single-minded focus on commission only can bring chaos to a brokerage, managing broker Derek Carlson writes. Here’s what to watch for when you’re recruiting top talent. Continue reading